The Revit Kid Project - Master's Thesis - Cycle Design/reBuild

I'M BACK!!

I would like to thank you all for being so patient the last few months while I completed my semester.  I am happy to announce that I am finally finished!  I am also happy to announce that you guys continued to check out the blog and content while I was away... In fact, the blog rolled over 2,000,000 hits during my hiatus.

As many of you have been contacting me letting me know how much you enjoy seeing some of my personal work (beyond this blog) here are some goodies from my final thesis presentation.... (you can full screen and click through the presentation)....

If you are having issues viewing the Prezi full screen follow this link...

I will eventually be posting my final thesis book for you all to view when it is completed and that will have all of the information about the presentation above.  Furthermore, below are the high resolution renderings from the presentation for your viewing pleasure.


Some of these renderings are Revit > 3DS Max > VRay > Photoshop (click to enlarge):

  

The following rendering is simply Revit and Photoshop:

Also, don't forget to follow my on twitter @TheRevitKid ... I was posting there quite a bit during my hiatus. 

Revit Tip - Import 3DS Max Geometry without Edges

This is an awesome tip and video that you have to watch.  It opens the door for an entire new set of geometry, content, and possibilities for Revit.  (Thanks to Luke for the first post of it).

Click here to view the entire post and more information on Revit Forum...



 Also, check out the video creator's (Eron) YouTube channel for more videos about Revit, 3DS Max, and VRay.

Revit and 3DS Max FBX

Another great find from Greg:

3DS Max Connection.

I talk to a lot of fellow CAD students who use 3DS Max for a lot of modeling. Well now they can use Revit after Max... muwahaha!

3dsmax 2010 Connection Extension- SAT file Export

I'm surprised this one got past me, but if you are a 3dsmax subscription customer you can download the new Connection Extension for 3dsmax 2010 and 3dsmax Design 2010. For me the highlight is the ability to finally export a SAT file from 3dsmax for use in Revit or Inventor. If the mesh in 3dsmax is watertight, then the resulting SAT file will be water tight, which means we can utilise this file in a Revit Mass to calculate floor areas and use the building maker tools.

In this example I created a torus knot in 3dsmax Design 2010.

I then exported the file; notice that ACIS SAT is now an option in the export menu after installing the extension.

You have a number of different options to choose from when exporting to SAT, including the ability to Export 3ds Max Nurb objects.

Once exported, you will receive a confirmation message to say that the export is complete.

In Revit, we can then import the resulting SAT file into a Mass Family or an Inplace family. Assuming the original 3dsmax mesh is watertight we are then able to cut floor plate and calculate areas from the mass.

The resulting model with floor plates, curtain wall system applied and rendered.

Thanks so much for the tip David. Always appreciated.